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The Social Licence to Operate (SLO) is a crucial concept that enables companies to build and sustain relationships with stakeholders. In the literature, SLO is highlighted as a key element for obtaining acceptance and approval from stakeholders to proceed with business operations. However, emerging European…

Innovation ecosystems in manufacturing regions are often analyzed through structural actor mappings, yet little is known about how different stakeholders functionally contribute to key stages of industrial innovation. This gap limits our understanding of the ecosystem's operational capacity, particularly in production-oriented contexts where applied R&D,…

This study investigates how coal quality and availability influence the efficiency of distribution strategies in the Polish mining sector—an issue that gained urgency following the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine. Despite extensive literature on supply chain management, research on declining markets and…

Small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) are under increasing pressure to align with Europe’s industrial transformation priorities, particularly digitalization, sustainability, and innovation. While numerous business models exist to support this shift, SMEs often lack a clear framework to evaluate which models are both feasible and…

Offshore wind energy, combines advanced technologies, significant capital investments and broad scientific and industrial cooperation with international market strategies. The aim of the article is to present to a wider audience how technological innovations and high-tech entrepreneurship can support the development of offshore wind energy.…

Drawing upon legitimacy theory, social contract theory, social identity theory, and organizational identity theory, in this paper, we discuss different approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an extended governance model constructed and shared among individuals, both inside and outside organizations. Delving into the underlying…

Today's businesses are facing dynamic creeds that require effective and innovative management approaches. In the area of today's global economy, the need to increase competitiveness, optimize costs and focus on core competencies raise questions for business management about optimal management strategies. Business management is a…

The main goal of the article is to present the results of research in the field of e‑commerce solutions in procurement and sales processes. Its purposes moreover are to disseminate existing studies, to identify solutions used in practice, prospects for their development in the future,…

Problems and disruptions can occur in the operation of any warehouse. The variety of these problems can create challenges for managers of these facilities. The study aimed to identify and analyze the problems occurring during the storage of goods in warehouse buildings. Twenty warehouse problems…

The growing scale of abuse, fraud, and irregularities contributes to the development of tools aimed at limiting them. One such tool is legal regulations related to the implementation of whistleblowing systems. This is addressed by the provisions of the EU Whistleblowers Directive, which obliged EU…